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Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Union Minister of Chemical and Fertilizers Dr Mansukh Mandaviya chairs the inaugural session of Seminar on Production & Use of Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia in Process Industry
India has tremendous opportunities in Green Hydrogen: Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya
Industries, Academia and Government must come together in order to succeed: Dr. Mandaviya
Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers and Health & Family Welfare, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya addressed a two-day seminar being organized on the subject ‘Production and use of Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia in Process Industry’ by Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Delhi, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers  in association with Fertilizer Association of India  at IIT Delhi Campus, Hauz Khas New Delhi. Shri Bhagwant Khuba, Minister of State for Chemical & Fertilizers was also present in the meeting.
Addressing the event, the Union Health Minister said "We need to grow in the research and production sector and innovate in the development and manufacturing of green hydrogen. Only the government alone can’t achieve the target of green energy. Industries-Academia-Government synergy is very important to achieve the goal of National Hydrogen Mission. We have a huge geographical advantage in terms of varied weather systems and topographies to make the green energy mission true. Focussing on the futuristic planning, this year, we are celebrating Amrut Kaal and preparing a roadmap for the next 25 years to achieve this target. Energy is a critical requirement of our country and the Green Hydrogen mission is a crucial part of it".
Dr Mansukh Mandaviya urged everyone to work towards making manufacturing of Green Hydrogen affordable and accessible not only to our country but to the world, with the Nation First attitude. Commitment and Dedication towards the country is important for the development of the nation. "We can achieve the target of increasing solar energy efficiency and reducing the cost of it and can become the Vishwa Guru. We must take inspiration from our rich past, which shows how technologically advanced we were. We never lacked the human resource capacity and brain. We can again show this to the world", he added.
Shri Bhagwant Khuba, Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers said "Under the visionary leadership of the Hon’ble Prime Minister, we have observed the proliferation and promotion of usage of non-fossil fuel". “Hon'ble Prime Minister launched the National Hydrogen Mission on India's 75th Independence Day . The Mission aims to aid the government in meeting its climate targets and making India a green hydrogen hub. World is looking towards us for our green hydrogen policy and we will soon launch the document with production, heavy transport logistics industries and shipping details. Our aim is to achieve 500 Gigawatt production target capacity of non-fossil fuel by 2030", he added.
Mr. K.S. Raju Chairman, Fertiliser Association of India, Delhi, Dr. S. Nand Chairman, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers , Prof. AK Ganguly, Officiating Director of IIT Delhi, faculty of IIT Delhi were also present on the occasion.
President's Secretariat
PRESIDENT OF INDIA GRACES SIXTH CONVOCATION OF JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu graced and addressed the 6th convocation of Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi today .
Speaking on the occasion, the President said that students from all over India study in JNU. This University presents a lively reflection of the cultural unity of India amid the diversities. Students from many other countries also study in the University. Thus, JNU’s attraction as a centre of learning goes beyond India.
The President said that JNU is known for its progressive practices and rich contributions in terms of social sensitivity, inclusion and women empowerment.
The President said that students and faculty of JNU have made impressive contributions in various fields such as education and research, politics, civil service, diplomacy, social work, science & technology, media, literature, art and culture. She was happy to note that JNU has been at the second position continuously since the year 2017 among the universities of the country under the ‘National Institutional Ranking Framework’.
The President said that the vision, mission and objectives of JNU were articulated in its founding legislation. These basic ideals include national integration, social justice, secularism, democratic way of life, international understanding and scientific approach to the problems of society. She urged the University community to remain steadfast in its adherence to these foundational principles.
The President said that character building is also one of the main objectives of education. Invaluable opportunities for character building should never be lost by going with the flow of the moment. She said that young students have a natural tendency of curiosity, questioning and use of logic. This tendency should always be encouraged. Opposition to unscientific stereotypes by the younger generation should also be encouraged. Acceptance or rejection of ideas should be based on debate and dialogue.
The President said that the students and teachers of a university have to think about the entire world community. Many issues like climate change, pollution, war and unrest, terrorism, women's insecurity and inequality are presenting challenges before humanity. From ancient times till today, the world's leading universities have found solutions to the problems of the individual and society and have contributed to achieving the goals of society. She said that it is the responsibility of the universities to be alert and active about these issues.
The President expressed confidence that universities like JNU would contribute effectively in upholding the ideals of our freedom struggle, preserving the values of the Constitution and achieving the goals of nation-building.
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Ministry of Science & Technology
BRICS countries underline importance of enhancing collaboration among astronomers
Delegates from BRICS nations highlighted the importance of enhancing collaboration among astronomers from the countries at the seventh meeting of the BRICS Astronomy Working Group Meeting.
Under the Science, Technology, and Innovation track of the BRICS 2021 calendar, India hosted the seventh meeting of BRICS Astronomy Working Group  meeting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, as well as astronomers from these countries in online mode from 19 to 20th May 2021.
From the Indian side, the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics , Pune, and Department of Science and Technology , Government of India coordinated the meeting. It witnessed participation of all five BRICS countries with more than 50 participants, including researchers, academicians, and government officials.
The delegates deliberated on strategic and operational matters and recommended the networking of existing Telescopes in BRICS countries and create regional Data Network. They agreed to develop flagship project in this area. The members of the working group also indicated future directions of research in this area such as building network of intelligent telescope and data network, study of transient astronomical phenomena in universe, big data, artificial intelligence, machine learning application to process the voluminous data generated now a days due to enhance multi-wavelength telescope observatory.
The BAWG which provides a platform for BRICS member countries to collaborate in the field of astronomy recommended that the focal points in each country should present the scientific results of the work being carried out in each country. This will help seek funding support to realize the flagship project whenever funding opportunity announced by BRICS funding agencies. BAWG noted the importance of enhancing collaboration among astronomers from the BRICS countries.
Shri S. K. Varshney, Scientist G & Head international Cooperation presented India  perspectives and lead scientific researchers from each BRICS country presented their country report highlighting research activities and research infrastructure they have created.
The key scientific institutions which participated from BRICS countries included Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Mumbai, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore, National Center for Radio Astrophysics Pune, Delhi University from India; National Laboratory on Astrophysics; Brazilian Center for Research in Physics, National Institute for Space Research from Brazil; the Institute of astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia; National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; the African Astronomical Society, South Africa.
India has assumed the BRICS Presidency from January 2021, about 100 events, including Ministerial level meetings, Senior Official meetings, and sectorial meetings/conferences, will be organized as part of BRICS 2021 Calendar.
Ministry of Culture
Government decides to constitute a High Level Committee headed by Union Home Minister to commemorate the 125th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
The Government has decided to constitute a High Level Committee to commemorate the 125th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. This High Level Committee will decide on the activities for a one year long commemoration starting 23rd January, 2021. The High Level Committee will be headed by the Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah. The Commemoration is being held as a tribute and as a mark of gratitude to the colossal contribution Netaji made to India’s freedom struggle.
Speaking about Netaji Bose, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had said, “India will always remain grateful to Subhas Chandra Bose for his bravery and indelible contribution to resisting colonialism. He was a stalwart who committed himself towards ensuring every Indian leads a life of dignity. Subhas Babu was also known for his intellectual prowess and organisational skills. We are committed to fulfilling his ideals and creating a strong India.”
The members of the High Level Commemoration Committee will include experts, historians, authors, family members of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, as well as eminent persons associated with Azad Hind Fauj/INA. The Committee will also lend guidance to the commemoration activities in Delhi, Kolkata and other places associated with Netaji and Azad Hind Fauj, both in India as well as overseas.
In the recent past, Government of India has taken several steps towards preserving and conserving the precious heritage of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. A museum has been set up on Netaji at Red Fort, New Delhi, which was inaugurated by the Prime Minister on 23.01.2019. A permanent exhibition and a Light and Sound show on Netaji has been planned to be set up at Kolkata in the historic Victoria Memorial building.
In 2015, Government of India decided to declassify the files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and make them accessible to public. The first lot of 33 files were declassified on 4 December 2015. Digital copies of 100 files relating to Netaji were released by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi on 23rd January 2016 to meet the long-standing demand of the people.
During his visit to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in 2018, the Prime Minister joined the programme to mark 75th anniversary of hoisting Tricolour by Netaji Bose. He paid tributes to Subhas Chandra Bose’s Provisional Government of Azad Hind, which administered the Islands during World War II. The Prime Minister renamed 3 islands in Andaman and Nicobar. The Ross Island was renamed as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep; the Neil Island as Shaheed Dweep; and the Havelock Island as SwarajDweep.
Special Service and Features
Enrichment Programme for Teachers and Parents of Special Children
The Three-day Enrichment Programme for Teachers and Parents of Special Children jointly organized by Regional Outreach Bureau , Thiruvananthapuram and the Association for the Intellectually Disabled  kick started today.
The three day programme aims to equip the teachers and parents of differently abled children to face the challenges of the new environment arose due to the pandemic.
Noted Motivational-Ability Trainer Mr. Brahma Nayakam Mahadevan, led the session today titled “Towards the New Normal”. Addressing on the occasion, he said that, “Building back better” is the theme for this year’s World Disability Day celebrated on 3rd December. There should be a collective effort from all sides to make this world more accessible to special children and for the inclusion of these children in the society.
Economic Adviser, Ministry I&B, Shri P K Abdul Kareem, Joint Director, Regional Outreach Bureau, Dr. Neetu Sona, Deputy Director, Regional Outreach Bureau, Smt. K A Beena also spoke.
On the next two days there will be sessions on themes such as ‘Parenting strategies in the period of Covid 19’, ‘Sexual health and related issues management in COVID period’, ‘Home bound Vocational Training: Strategies in COVID period’ and ‘Psycho Social Problems of Persons With Disabilities- post COVID-19’.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks with President Putin
They discuss bilateral, regional and global issues
Russia to be represented by its Foreign Minister at the G20 Summit
PM conveys gratitude for Russia’s consistent support to India’s G20 Presidency
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation today with the President of the Russian Federation, H.E Mr. Vladimir Putin.
The two leaders reviewed progress on number of issues of bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual concern, including the recently concluded BRICS Summit in Johannesburg.
President Putin conveyed his inability to attend the G20 Summit in New Delhi on 9-10 September 2023 and informed that Russia would be represented by Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, H.E. Mr. Sergey Lavrov.
While expressing an understanding for Russia’s decision, PM thanked President Putin for Russia’s consistent support to all initiatives under India’s G20 Presidency.
The two leaders agreed to remain in touch.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
GIS Enabled Land Bank gaining popularity;
Website has seen a 30% increase in page views each month since April 2021
The India Industrial Land Bank  is a GIS-based portal - a one-stop repository of all industrial infrastructure-related information – connectivity, infra, natural resources & terrain, plot-level information on vacant plots, line of activity, and contact details. Currently, the IILB has approximately 4000 industrial parks mapped across an area of 5.5 lakh hectare of land, serving as a decision support system for investors scouting for land remotely. The system has been integrated with industry-based GIS systems of 17 states to have details on the portal updated on a real-time basis and will achieve pan-India integration by December 2021
A mobile application  was launched on Android and iOS stores. Additional features are to be introduced soon. In parallel, the portal has been made more user friendly by allowing users to explore the portal without any login. The design and UI of the portal are being constantly improved for a better user experience
Information on Land bank is also accessible via Homepage of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.. Once we click on Industrial Information System, the page is redirected to https://iis.ncog.gov.in/parks/login1 for detailed accessibility to the investors. Additionally, the information on land bank may also be accessed via Invest India website, under resources tab as India Industrial Land Bank
The website has seen a 30% increase in page views each month since April 2021 and received 55000 page views in June compared to 44136 page views in May 2021 and 30153 page views in April 2021. In previous quarter , total users were 13,610 out of which 12,996 were unique users with total page views of approximately 1.3 lakh
Regarding country wise visitors, after India, United States have the maximum number of visitors followed by Australia, United Kingdom, Singapore, UAE, Germany, and Indonesia. Demonstration of the IILB portal and mobile application was given at various outreach events to Industry Associations, Singapore Indian High Commission, Indian Embassy of Korea, KOTRA and Malaysian & Korean Investors.
Election Commission
14 out of 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka will witness voting in the Second phase on the 18th of this month
The State of Karnataka will go to the polls in Phase 02 of the General Elections on April 18th 2019. Out of total 28, only14 Parliamentary constituencies in the state are scheduled to go to polls in a second phase. The state has two-phase polling. The State has a total electorate of 2,63,38,277out of which 1,33,52,234 are male electors, 1,29,83,284are female electors and 2,759 belong to third gender category. There are 30,410 polling stations set up in the state.
There are a total of 241 candidates  in the fray.
Party-wise break-up of contesting candidates for the forthcoming polls in Karnataka.
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No. of Parliamentary Constituencies
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This phase – Phase II
14
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Total
28
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Contesting Party details:
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Party
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No. of Contesting Candidates
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BJP
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13
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INC
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10
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JDS
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4
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BSP
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14
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CPI
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1
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CPI
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1
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Others
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65
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Independents
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133
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Total :
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Women candidates :
17
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No. of candidates
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241
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241
The seats won by the political parties which participated in the General Elections in 2014 and their vote shares in the state of Karnataka are given below:
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No. of Parliamentary Constituencies
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Total 28
SC: 05
ST:02
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Contested Party
details:
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Main Parties
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Seats won in 2014
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Percentage of votes polled in 2014
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BJP
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17
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43.83%
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INC
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09
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41.27%
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JDS
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02
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11.73%
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Others
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--
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3.17%
Seats won by parties in SC constituencies in General Election 2014
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S.No.
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Constituency
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Category
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Winner
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Social Category
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Party
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1
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Bijapur
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SC
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Ramesh Jigajinagi
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SC
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BJP
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2
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Chamarajanagar
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SC
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R.Dhruvanarayana
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SC
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INC
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3
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Chitradurga
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SC
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B.N.Chandrappa
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SC
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INC
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4
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Gulbarga
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SC
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Mallikarjun Kharge
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SC
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INC
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5
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Kolar
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SC
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K.H.Muniyappa
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SC
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INC
Seats won by parties in ST constituencies in General Election 2014
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S.No.
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Constituency
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Category
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Winner
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Social Category
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Party
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1
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Bellary
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ST
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B.Sreeramula
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ST
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BJP
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2
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Raichur
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ST
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B.V.Nayak
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ST
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INC
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Interesting titbits :
Karnataka saw close contests in as many as 4 Lok Sabha seats in General Elections 2014, where the winning margin was less than 10,000 votes – Raichur, Chikkodi, Mandya, and Chikkballapur
Special Service and Features
“Walk in Interview” for PLI/RPLI Direct Agents
The Government of India runs an Insurance scheme called Postal Life Insurance  for the benefit of employees of Central and State Government, Public Sector Units, Professionals such as Engineers, Doctors, ITI Diploma graduates etc. and Direct Agents are periodically engaged by the Department of Posts under the pre lying conditions with an attractive commission basis as part of Marketing team for this scheme.
In this regard a “Walk in Interview” for PLI/RPLI Direct Agents will be conducted at the Office of the Chief Postmaster, Chennai CPO, Chennai-600 001 on 04.08.2021 at 1100Hrs. Interested candidates who fulfill the following eligibility criteria may attend the interview with a filled in application form, photo copies of Certificates with their Originals for verification and 2 Passport Size Photo. The selected candidates have to pay a sum of Rs.250/- towards the Licence fee.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Age: The Minimum and Maximum age of the applicant shall be 28 years and 50 years respectively.
- Educational Qualification: 10th standard or equivalent examination conducted by a Board recognized by Central/State Government.
- Categories of Applicants: Unemployed/Self-Employed youth, Ex life Advisors/Ex-agents of any insurance company, Ex-servicemen, Anganwadi Workers, Mahila Mandal workers, Retired School teachers, SHG’s, Gram Pradhan, Members of Gram Panchayat and any other person as considered suitable by the Head of this office.
- Security Deposit: A cash Security of Rs.5000/- will be required to be furnished by the selected Direct Agent in the form of National Savings Certificate /Kisan Vikas Patra  to be pledged to the President of India as security. The Security will be released on termination of the license of the Agent.
Application form can be obtained from PLI Cell, 2nd Floor, Chennai GPO in person.
This is stated in a press release issued by Chief Postmaster, Chennai GPO-600 001.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Welfare of Women Construction Workers
The Government has enacted 'The Building and Other Construction Workers  Act, 1996 [BOCW  Act, 1996]' to regulate the employment and conditions of service of building and other construction workers and to provide for their safety, health and welfare measures and for other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Ministry of Labour & Employment administers the BOCW  Act, 1996 and BOCW Welfare Cess Act, 1996 and their rules. As per Section 3 of the BOCW Welfare Cess Act, 1996, the State Governments are mandated to collect the cess and as per Section 22 of the BOCW  Act, 1996, the States/ UTs through State/ UT Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Boards are empowered and entrusted for registration & renewal of the building and other construction workers, as well as for providing social security and for implementation of welfare schemes for building and other construction workers including women construction workers, relating to life and disability cover, health and maternity cover, financial assistance for education of wards of the registered building and other construction workers, transit housing, skill development, awareness programs, pension etc.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.